Tue Apr 11, 2023 – 9:57 am EDT
(Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — On April 1, 2023, France’s National Council of the College of Physicians (l’Ordre des medecins) released a statement called “Fin de vie et rôle du médecin” (End of life and the doctor’s role), which is the result of nine months of reflection by its departmental and regional councils.
In its statement, France’s National Council of the College of Physicians declares its opposition to euthanasia legalization, stating that it is against the participation of a physician in a process that would lead to euthanasia, and that a doctor cannot deliberately cause death by administering a lethal product.
The council added that if assisted suicide does become legal, there should be conscience clauses put in place to protect doctors, and that the doctor should not actively participate when the patient takes the lethal product.
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The following is L’Ordre des medecins’ statement on end-of-life care, taken from its website and Google-translated into English:
End of life and the doctor’s role
End of life and role of the doctor: return of the consultation
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